Student Laptop Policies and Restrictions

CCPS places restrictions on student devices for the purpose of keeping students safe on the internet and on-task in the classroom. This document contains a list of policies and restrictions in place on student devices supplied by CCPS. 

We do our best to keep the list up to date but, due to the constantly changing nature of technology, we can't guarantee the list is 100% accurate at all times.

Policy	Reason for the Restriction
Students can't install or run any software that is not approved	Prevents students from installing unwanted software, such as games, social media, chat apps, VPNs, etc.
Students can't change certain Windows system settings	Prevents students from bypassing web filtering.
Students can't change their power/sleep settings	Prevents issues related to incorrect power/sleep settings (such as draining the battery or not getting updates)
Firewall settings prevent access to certain local IP addresses on the CCPS network	Prevents access to CCPS infrastructure such as routers, security cameras, services not used by students, etc.
Phone-PC linking is disabled	Prevents students from linking their cell phones to their CCPS laptop.
Chrome dinosaur game is disabled	Game
Chrome/Edge QUIC protocol is disabled	Bypasses web filtering
Chrome/Edge built-in DNS / DNS-over-HTTP is disabled	Bypasses web filtering
Chrome/Edge guest mode is disabled	Used for hiding web browsing activityactivity.
Chrome/Edge incognito mode is disabled	Used for hiding web browsing activityactivity.
Students can't delete their browsing history in Chrome or Edge browsers	Used for hiding web browsing activityactivity.
Students can't install Chrome/Edge extensions that are not approved	Prevents students from installing unwanted software, such as games, social media, chat apps, VPNs, etc.
Chrome/Edge home page is set to home.campbell.k12.va.us and can't be changed	Provides a standardized starting page with resources used for instruction.